1. Jordyn Pamela Huitema is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for National Women's Soccer League club Seattle Reign FC and the Canada national team.
31 Facts About Jordyn Huitema
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Jordyn Huitema was a member of the Canada squad that won the nation's first gold in women's soccer at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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Jordyn Huitema was born in Chilliwack, British Columbia, 100 kilometres east of Vancouver.
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Jordyn Huitema began playing soccer at four years of age with Chilliwack FC.
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Jordyn Huitema attended middle school at Rosedale Middle School in Chilliwack.
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Jordyn Huitema attended Burnaby Central Secondary as part of the Whitecaps FC Girls Elite REX program.
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Jordyn Huitema's brother, Brody, was a member of the Vancouver Whitecaps Residency program and played for Duke University.
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Jordyn Huitema first came to the notice of officials with Paris Saint-Germain when playing at the 2017 Algarve Cup with the Canadian national team.
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Jordyn Huitema did not sign a professional contract with the team, allowing her to maintain college eligibility, as she was at the time weighing offers to play for Stanford University or UCLA in the NCAA.
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On January 24,2019, Jordyn Huitema announced that she would forgo college and begin her professional career.
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On May 17,2019, PSG confirmed Jordyn Huitema had signed a four-year contract with the club.
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Jordyn Huitema became the top Canadian scorer in the UEFA Women's Champions League before she turned 20, a record subsequently surpassed by Cloe Lacasse.
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On June 18,2022, Jordyn Huitema transferred to American club Seattle Reign FC and signed a two-year contract.
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Jordyn Huitema scored two goals in the remainder of the regular season, the second in the season-ending match with the Orlando Pride that saw the Reign clinch the NWSL Shield.
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The Canadians would go on to win the inaugural edition of the tournament in a penalty shoot-out, with Jordyn Huitema scoring the winning shoot-out goal.
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Jordyn Huitema would go on to make 10 more appearances for the under-15 squad.
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Jordyn Huitema played in the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
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Jordyn Huitema made 7 more appearances for the under-17 team.
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On January 12,2018, Jordyn Huitema was named to Canada's squad for the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship in Trinidad and Tobago.
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Jordyn Huitema was the tournament's top scorer with five goals and was named to the Best XI of the championship.
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Jordyn Huitema received a call-up to the national team for a two-game friendly series against the United States on November 9 and 12,2017.
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Jordyn Huitema came into the first game as a substitute in the 90th minute for Janine Beckie at BC Place in Vancouver.
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Jordyn Huitema was selected to make her FIFA Women's World Cup debut after being named to the Canadian squad for the 2019 edition in France.
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Jordyn Huitema substituted Christine Sinclair at the 86 minute mark, playing 36 minutes in the championship game.
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Jordyn Huitema recorded no goals or assists in the tournament, with assessments of her performance being mixed overall, disagreeing as to whether other attributes were sufficient given the lack of finishing ability shown.
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Jordyn Huitema scored the game-winning goal of the second match.
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Opening 2024 at the inaugural edition of the CONCACAF W Gold Cup, Jordyn Huitema scored a goal in Canada's opening group stage game against El Salvador, and a second against Costa Rica in the third.
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Jordyn Huitema scored her third goal of the tournament in the semi-final against the United States, an equalizer that would ultimately send the game to extra time, and subsequently to penalties.
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On July 1,2024, Jordyn Huitema was named to the Canadian Olympic team in the women's tournament.
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Jordyn Huitema was in a long-term relationship with Bayern Munich player and fellow Canadian Alphonso Davies from 2017 to 2022.
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On November 1,2022, it was confirmed that Jordyn Huitema is dating Seattle Mariners baseball player Julio Rodriguez.